E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

General:
Annual herb from a short root; stems erect, 0.4-4 cm tall.

Leaves:
Basal, bristlelike, nearly circular in cross-section, tapered, lacking cross-walls.

Flowers:
Mostly single or in clusters of 2 on the leafless stem, terminal; perianth segments brown or reddish-brown, 2.5-3.5 mm long, pointed, subequal; stamens 3; anthers 0.4 mm long, shorter than the filaments; bracts scalelike and inconspicuous.

Fruits:
Capsules, blunt, as long as the perianth segments; seeds barrel-like, with prominent longitudinal ribs and cross-walls, about 0.4 mm long, lacking tail-like appendages.